On 3/2/07, Weyert de Boer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It's even scary how fast they pirated ebooks are available after publication. :/
Maybe its because the whole ebook as a product idea is flawed? In 2003 I published a (printed) book on security. It was quite popular and people kept asking me to release it as an ebook. I didn't do that. Instead I sent anyone who asked for it an unrestricted PDF as long as they could prove they bought a copy of the printed edition. The result? The book keeps on selling quite well 4 years after it was published and I managed to build pretty close relationship with my readers. I could safely say I have fans, which is a new experience for me. As for pirates, I have as much respect as they have for me. None. But I wouldn't put them in jail. Guys like them should be given rookie tech writers' contracts: 800 pages written in 3 months, while they keep their day job, for a 5,000usd advance, plus the publisher get the right of first refusal on everything they write in the future and any contract they sign, and a tech reviewer who has no clue what the book is about, but will openly question the acquisition editor's and the author's intelligence, and return whole chapters marked in red. With no right to opt out. -- Jacek Artymiak devGuide.net :: RadioBSD.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
